Table 1 Percentage distribution of neonatal, post-neonatal and child mortality by background characteristics
Variables | Neonatal deaths (n = 1,011) | Post-neonatal deaths (n = 789) | Child deaths (n = 815) |
|---|---|---|---|
Residence type | |||
Urban | 29.1 | 26.9 | 17.1 |
Rural | 70.9 | 73.1 | 82.9 |
Household wealth index | |||
Poor | 52.2 | 60.6 | 71.2 |
Middle | 34.0 | 30.4 | 24.6 |
Rich | 13.8 | 9.0 | 4.2 |
Mother's education | |||
No education | 52.1 | 59.8 | 69.2 |
Primary | 21.9 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
Secondary or higher | 25.9 | 22.7 | 13.3 |
Mother's working status* | |||
Not working | 35.0 | 33.9 | 33.2 |
Working | 64.5 | 66.1 | 66.8 |
Mother's age | |||
< 20 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 4.8 |
20―29 | 47.4 | 44.8 | 46.1 |
30―39 | 33.3 | 36.3 | 36.7 |
40―49 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
Mother's perceived baby size* | |||
Small or very small | 23.5 | 16.9 | 18.7 |
Average or larger | 68.2 | 76.9 | 76.0 |
Sex | |||
Female | 42.6 | 49.0 | 48.7 |
Male | 57.4 | 51.0 | 51.3 |
Currently breastfeeding | |||
Yes | 28.7 | 35.6 | 43.1 |
No | 71.3 | 64.4 | 56.9 |
Location of Kitchen* | |||
Separate building | 17.6 | 19.7 | 16.1 |
Outdoor | 22.8 | 25.2 | 22.6 |
House | 59.3 | 54.3 | 61.2 |
Type of cooking fuel* | |||
Solid fuel | 82.2 | 89.6 | 93.8 |
Non-solid fuel | 16.4 | 9.6 | 5.6 |